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SYLVIA HURTADOLINDA DEANGELOCHELSEA GUILLERMO-WANNSUTEE SUJITPARAPITAYAAURORA KAMIMURAAAC&UOCT. 22, 2010HOUSTON, TX

Stayers, Swirlers, and Re-Enrollers:Understanding the Trajectory of College Students

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IntroductionObama’s 2010 “American Graduation Initiative”Current State of Degree Attainment – DOEHERI’s Current Degree Completion ProjectsPurpose: Provide data and discussion directed at ensuring student retention and degree attainment

Limitations:6 yr data coming, 2yr starters DLE onlySlide3

The CIRP Freshman Survey with National Clearinghouse (DARCU) Diverse Learning Environments Pilot Survey (DLE)

2010N =5,010

68.3% Female58.4% Students of Color33.6% Age 25+39.7% Currently at 2-yr

2004-2008

n = 276,234*

53.7% Female

26.6% Students of Color

0.2% Age 25+

0% Started at 2-yr

Data SourcesSlide4

4-Year Degree Completion and Retention Rates2004-2008Slide5

4-Year Degree Completion and Retention Rates at Original 4-Year Institution by Race/Ethnicity, 2004-2008Slide6

4-YEAR DEGREE COMPLETIONAT ORIGINAL INSTITUTION(POSSIBLE MOBILITY)Predicting 4-Year “Stayers”Slide7

4-Year Degree Completion “Stayers”Slide8

African American

Latino/a

Asian American

White

Activities in the Last Year of High School

Used Internet for Research/Homework

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Reasons for Attending Particular College

HS Guidance Counselor Advised Me

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Pvt Guidance Counselor Advised Me

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Wanted to Live Near Home

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Graduates Get Good Jobs

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Rankings in National Magazine--Information from Website+

Predicting 4-Year Degree Completion

at Original InstitutionSlide9

African American

Latino/a

Asian American

White

Reference Major: Undecided

Major: Bio Sciences

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Major: Physical Sciences

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Major: Social Sciences

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Major: Business

+++Possible Future ActivitiesParticipate in Student Government+Participate in Community Service++Participate in Study Abroad Program+-+

Predicting 4-Year Degree Completion

at Original InstitutionSlide10

HERI Retention CalculatorPredicting4-Year Degree Completion at Original InstitutionSlide11

Degree Completion Calculator ExamplesPrivate UniversityMedium Selectivity54% expected degree completion for African American students

55% expected degree completion for White StudentsPublic College

Medium Selectivity33% expected degree completion for African American students

28% expected degree completion for White StudentsSlide12

COLLEGE STUDENT ENROLLMENT MOBILITYSwirlers and Re-EnrollersSlide13

Enrollment Mobility: DefinitionsTraditional Enrollment: Continuous enrollment at only one institution (Goldrick-Rab, 2006)Fluid Movement: Continual enrollment between two or more institutions

(Goldrick-Rab, 2006) Interrupted Enrollment: Discontinuous enrollment (stop-out) from only one institution (Goldrick-Rab, 2006)

Interrupted Movement: Discontinuous enrollment (stop-out) between two or more institutions (Goldrick-Rab, 2006)Slide14

Transfer Mobility: DefinitionsVertical Transfer: Begins at a 2-yr institution and subsequently enrolls in a 4-yr institution (Cohen & Brawer, 2008)Reverse Transfer: Begins at a 4-yr institution and subsequently enrolls in at least one two-year institution

(see Townsend, 1999)Horizontal Transfer: Begins at one type of institution and enrolls in at least one additional same-type institution during a regular term2 to 2 Year4 to 4 Year

(see Li, 2010)Slide15

Traditional EnrollmentWhite students highest (~50%)Two or More InstitutionsWhite students lowest (~36%)Any Type of Stop-OutAfrican American students highest (~40%)

Interrupted EnrollmentAfrican American highest (~17%)

White students lowest (~11%)Vertical TransferAsian American students highest (~9%)

Latina/os lowest (~6%)

4-to-4 yr Transfer

Latina/os lowest (~11%)

Select High and Low Enrollment Mobility

by Racial Groups in DLE and DARCU Data SetsSlide16

Proportion of Students Displaying Enrollment Mobility Patterns & By 4-Year Degree Completion

Enrollment Type

DLE

DARCU

Overall %

Overall %

4yr Degree %

Any Type of Movement

40.6%

36.5%

12.0%***

Any Type of Interruption

28.5%

36.1%

7.4%***

Traditional Enrollment

51.7%

42.2%

21.9%***

Fluid Movement19.8%16.9%7.1%***Interrupted Enrollment7.7%18.5%4.4%***Interrupted Movement20.8%17.6%3.0%***Vertical Transfer8.0%--

Reverse Transfer

15.6%

9.0%

1.0%***

4-to-4 Yr Transfer

10.9%

19.4%

9.3%***

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SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITYANDSANTA ANA COLLEGECampus Perspectives on Retention and MobilitySlide18

San Jose State UniversitySlide19
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Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana College

Degree Attainment

(AA, AS, Certificate)

4 Yr. University

Other 2 Yr.

College

Stop Out

For Profit

Job Placement

High School

Continuing Education

Adult Learner

Professional/ Personal Development

Reverse Transfer

Returning LearnerSlide21

Santa Ana CollegeLatina/o - high personal self-concept, low academic self-concept compared to Latinos in PWINeed for more counseling and tutoringDLE data will influence practice, hiring, funding allocation for services that support student success

Economic challenges & family responsibilities persistLessons learned: Can’t take compositional diversity for granted, need to facilitate conversations for development and successSlide22

ConclusionShifting national conversation to broad access and diverse institutionsResearch tools to assess and improve retention and graduationValue-added modelsSlide23

Questions/ Discussion Contact Information

Higher Education Research Institutewww.heri.ucla.edu

Diverse Learning Environmentswww.heri.ucla.edu/dle

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